Infant&#39;s crib.



R. C. LAFFERTY.

INFANT'S CRIB.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I4. 1913.

1 290,585. Patented J an. 7, 1919.

I e a ROBERT C. LAFFERTY,

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INFANTS oR'fI'B, .l'

Application filed August 14,1913. -Seria1Ro.78 4,G99.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT C. LAFFERTY,

a citizen of the United States, and resident .of the borough ofManhattan, city of New York, county of New York, and State of New York,have made a new and useful Invention in Infants Cribs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention is directed particularly to portable cribs or chambers andis adapted the like; and may also admit of its being used anywhere; asupon a roof, in a park,

upon a lawn, etc., and the child'maintained in absolute safety.

Second, to provide an infants crib or chamber with adjustable,detachable means which will enable one to attach it as a whole to anypoint of support, as a window or other opening in the side of abuilding, and detach the same at pleasure from any rigid means forholding it.

In order that my invention may be completely understood constructed andused by those skilled in the art to which it most nearly relatesreference is had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is ahorizontal sectional view thereof illustrating the same with an infanttherein and as suspended on the outside wall of a building from awindow.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same taken at right angles toFig. 1; the lower and supporting sill of the window being shown and alsoa rocking tray which supports the infant or child.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view from the outside of a building showing myinvention complete as attached in a window.

. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the clamps forsuspending the crib or chamber from a window frame or from both windowframes at once if deemed advisable.

Fig. 5 is a modified means of suspension and Fig. 6 a still furthermodified means Specification of Letters Batent. I it NEW YORK,|.1\T. Y.,AssIGNoa-To winnow-onna COMPANY, 11m, A coRroRArIoN, on-NEWYoRK; e

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therefor all attachable permanently to the top or frame of the crib. j

. Referring now to the drawings in detail 1n all of which like orequivalent numerals of reference represent like parts wherever used 9represents an open mesh work inclosing crib or chamber for holding thechild and is constructed of any suitable light durable material as wovenwire, ratan, Willow-ware I or the like. 4

10'represents the frame work which supports the crib or chamber at thecorners and may be of any preferable construction. It

is braced laterally by two tension brac'es23 for further strengtheningit.

' 11'-is the top or cover of the inclosing 'crib or chamber whichprojects over the sides ,and ends and is made of light durable materialadaptedito ward 01f the rays of the sun and to protect the child fromrain, sleet or snow, etc. Y

12, 12 are two hinged doors made preferably of the same material as thecrib'or chamber and opening inward in oppositedirections when the cribis in suspended position, these doors being provided with the necessarymeansfor securely locking the crib so that the child "cannot escape orbe stolen.

' 13 -is a tray resting upon the bottom of the crib or chamber and isprovided with the necessary means for making the child comfortable and apair of rockers as shown which are adapted to rock back and forth upon alevel bottom, 14, securely connected to the bottom of the crib orchamber.

15is a fly or mosquito netting of the usual material said nettingcovering the entire walls, doors and bottom on the inside.

l6-are shades or curtains of the roll type for regulating the light orventilation being provided with means for drawing them down orregulating them at will.

17are the holding clamps which I have illustrated in Fig. 4: as being ofangular form and adapted to be secured by screws, nuts or the likepermanently to the frame, top or cover of the crib, one at each end. 17are thumb screws for attaching the clamps to the lower rail w of eitherone of the window sashes. This constitutes the .entire structure adaptedto be used as a whole in any place where the attendant nurse or mothermay deem advisable; as in a park,

on a lawn, or it may be attached or secured to a building from a window,as shown, or suspended from the rail of a porch or in fact in any placewhere the best atmospheric effects for a child may occur. If suspendedfrom a window, after the crib is in place, I secure the same to theframe or window casing by firmly clamping the thumb screws 17 to thebottom rail of the lower window sash with the chamber or crib restingfirmly upon the window sill in the manner shown in Figs. 2 and 3 andwhen the crib is firmly and securely attached as described the child isplaced in it.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have illustrated modified means for securing thecrib. With the means shown in Fig. 5 I propose to secure fiat eyeplates18 18 with eyes 20 20 to the ends of the crib and projecting inward farenough to insert a strong rod 19 slidingly so that it will hold the cribfrom within the window facing. The form of holding device shown in Fig.6 is of the turn buckle type and is secured to the top 11' in any waywhich may suggest itself; then the nut 21 is turned forcing the spikedscrew ends 22 into the parallel window facings in opposite directions.With these several means I provide a crib or cage support attacheddirectly to a part of the crib which is adjustable and will fit anywindow or opening.

I do not limit my invention to the specific means illustrated in theaccompanying drawings for thus affording a safe manner of giving tochildren access to fresh air under the best circumstances a's'I believeit is broadly new with me to sup ort a crib or chamber for a childdirectly rom the window and by any means which affords absolutesecurity, and to so construct the crib that it may be entirely removedfrom the window and used elsewhere in the open air thus acting as asafety crib as well as one which gives the child the benefit of the openair. I am aware that beds have been heretofore devised for use withwindows which were so constructed as to be projected in part fromwindows and I make no claim to any such structure, my invention being directed to a crib as a whole complete in itself which is adapted to beplaced wholly without the window and sustained therefrom either by thewindow frame or by means capable of being fastened to the windows orfacings thereof, the window sill supporting the major portion of theload.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States of America is A childs inclosingcrib consisting of a rigid frame work, open mesh work about the sidesand ends thereof and a rigid top secured to the frame; together withmeans secured to one side of the top for detachably attaching the sameto the lower portion of one of the window sashes, the arrangement beingsuch that the crib is suspended from the window at one side and restswith its inner bottom upon the sill of the window, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT C. LAFFERTY.

Witnesses:

C. J. KINTNER, C. L. AGNER;

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0."

